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L. R. KROUT.

WASHING MACHINE.

Patented Nov. 6, 1888.

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LEVI R. KROUT, OF NORTH WALES, PENNSYLVANIA.

WASHING- MACHINE.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,348, dated November6, 1888.

Application filed December 9, 1887. Serial No. 257,370. (No model.)

struction and novel combination of parts hereinafter described, andpointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurel represents a perspective viewof awashingniachine embodying my invention. Fig. 2 rep resents a centralvertical section of the same.

Fig. 3 represents a plan view of the tub or suds-box with the liddetached. Fig. 4 rep-.

resents a central vertical section of the dasherrod and dasher plate.Fig. 5 represents a face View of the dasher-plate.

Referring to the drawings by letter, A designates a rectangularsuds-box, supported on suitable legs and provided with a hinged lid, (1,which is held closed by spring'latehes cd a, secured to the lid andentering suitable keepers secured to the adjacent edges of the suds box.

a is a handle by means of which the lid can be opened when the latchesare released from their keepers.

C is a discharge-nozzle secured in an opening on one side of thesuds-box adjoining the bottom thereof, and having the arm a secured toand standing laterally from its outer end.

To the end of said arm is pivoted theend of the corresponding armoftheslide-valve c, the

' as follows:

D D are similar vertical partial partitions crossing the corners of thesaid box at angles of forty-five degrees, so that a horizontal sectionthrough the box passing through said partitions will show the contour ofan equal-sided octagon formed by the partitions, as seen in Fig. 3. Eachpartition D rises a suitable distance above the floor of the suds-box,and has secured to its inner surface, at equal distances from its sideedges, the vertical ribs 02, provided with the longitudinal grooves d.

d are similar ribs provided with similar grooves, (1 and secured to thesides of the suds-box midway between the partial partitions. The bottomE of the suds-box has secured to it the eight equidistant radial ribs 6,similar to the ribs 01 d", and provided with the similar grooves 6. Fourof the said ribs 6 run to the feet of the corresponding ribs, (1 thealternate ribs 6 running to and under the partial partitions at rightangles thereto and midway between the ribs d thereon. The saidpartitions are thus raised above the bottom, so that the water has freeaccess to and presses equally on both sides of them.

F is a circular dasher-plate provided with eight equidistant radialribs, f, provided with the longitudinal groovesf, and similar to theribs heretofore described. I

f? is a central-rectangular opening in the dasher-plate between theinnerends of the ribs f, and intended to receive the inner end of thedasher-rod.

G is across piece or cleat secured diametrically across the uppersurface of the dasherplate, and having the opening f continued throughit.

'11 is the dasherrod, squared laterally to enter the rectangular openingf and provided with a deep longitudinal recess, h, to receive the coiledspring h, the lower end of which bears against the pivotal pin h thathas its ends secured in the cross piece or cleat G, and passes throughthelongitudinal opposite slots h in the dasher-rod. Thus thedasher-plate can be forced upward on the dasher-rod against the spring72/, and as the rectangular opening f is longer than the longestdiameter of the dasher-rod the dasher-plate is free to oscillate up anddown on said rod in the line of the gearwheel I, the shaft of which isjournalcd in bearingsformed in the upstanding brackets .Tj, secured atproper points to the lid.

K is a large segmental gear'wheel having its shaft j ournaled in thebrackets .lj, the bracket J being situated centrally between thebrackets jj. The said segmental gear-wheel has made upon it, centrallybetween the ends of its toothed portion, the tapering radial socket Zfor the correspondingly-tapered end of the operating lever-handle L, bymeans of which the segmental gear is oscillated. The partial partitions,by cutting off the rectangular corners of the suds-box, prevent thevortex formed by the dasher from beinginterrupted and broken. The coiledspring permits the dasher-plate to rise when the clothes become packedthereunder, and the loose mounting of the dasherplate on its rod permitsit to oscillate and relieve itsell when the clothes become packed underone side. The dasher is prevented from rotating by the pivotal pin ofthe dasher-rod.

M is a frame secured. to the upper edge of the suds-box on the sideopposite the hinges, and provided with the inwardly and downward] yinclined iloor m the outer wall of said frame being for the attachmentof a Wringer.

N N are upwardly and outwardly proj eetin g arms secured to the side ofthe suds-box adjacent to the hinges, and intended to receive and supportthe lid when raised from the sudsbox.

The dasherrod passes loosely through the opening in the lid, so that itcan swing laterally a slight degree in any direction.

The gear-wheel l, meshing with the pinion 1' on the opposite side fromthe segmental gear K, keeps the pinion steady and makes it gear evenlywith the segmental gear when the dasher-rod is moved laterally, so thatits motion is steadied and equalized. The pinion is loose enough on thedasher-rod to permit this. By equalizing the motion of the pinion thehandle can be moved with a regular and even motion, all jerk and jarbeing prevented.

The gear-wheel I causes the pinion i to remain always horizontal, sothat it always meshes at right angles with the segmental gear K, and jaris thus prevented.

Having described my invention, I claim In a washing-machine, thecombiuatiomwith the suds-box, the dasher-rod having a bearing in thelid, and the pinion i on the upper end. of the dasher-rod outside of thelid and rotating with said rod, of the segmental gear meshing with saidpinion,journaled in the brackets Jj, and provided with the handle L, andthe gear-wheel I, journaled in the brackets J j, meshing with the pinionon the side opposite to the segmental gear, and coaeting with said gearto keep the pinion horizontal, and the motion of the dasher-rodconsequently equal and regular, if said rod is loose in its bearing inthe lid or if the pinion is loose on the ('lasherrod, substantially asspecified.

In testimony that Iclaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto allixedmysiguature in presence of two witnesses.

LEVI R. KROUI.

\Vitnesses:

Hermon la. JnNKINs, O. V. EVANS.

